There are few things more devastating to someone than to lose their livelihood, but that's exactly what happened to Galway-based musician Pa Reidy this week.

He's anxious to find this six-stringed beauty after it was apparently stolen in Sweeney's Bar in Dame St on Wednesday.

The singer/songwriter says it would "mean the world to get it back" and that it is his "only way of earning a living".

He said in a post on Facebook on Friday: "Heartbroken. My guitar and all my equipment in its case have been stolen from Sweeney's Bar, Dame St, Dublin on Wed April 6th @ approx 22:30, by a bald man 35-40 with a leather jacket & strong north-Dublin accent.

"It would mean the world to get it back, it's my livelihood & my only way of earning a living and it cost a lot of money to me."

The lyrics to A Rainy Night In Soho, by The Pogues, were written on the front of the guitar, which is a Takamine GD30-CE.

Pa Reidy told his Facebook fans he'd likely be sticking a microchip in his next instrument!

If anyone knows where to find it Pa Reidy's page is here and he's on Twitter as @PaReidyMusic, or you can contact us on news@dublinlive.ie.